AFSCME Protests Wayne County Demands, Priorities

DETROIT, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Albert Garrett, President of Michigan Council 25 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, issued the following statement:

"Wayne County workers represented by AFSCME held a rally today, beginning at 11:00 a.m., at the Guardian Building," stated Garrett.

"Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano presents a bizarre study in contrasts," observed Garrett.  "On one hand, crying 'poverty,' he has ordered every Friday as a furlough day until further notice, amounting to a 20 percent cut in pay for the working families involved.  On the other hand, he seems to have all sorts of revenue to throw to the winds.  After expending $30 million on the Guardian Building, he is now attempting to purchase the MGM Complex for the County.

"Is the County broke, or is it rich, Mr. Ficano?  It can't be both simultaneously!" commented Garrett.

"Of the workers targeted by Mr. Ficano's order, 60 percent are women, and 50 percent earn less than $30,000 per year.  These are not Mr. Ficano's appointees and cronies.  These are among the least of the County's workers," concluded Garrett.  "It seems abundantly clear that Mr. Ficano is trying to punish County workers for not acquiescing to his demands for concessions.  Under Michigan law, that is not how the system works, Mr. Ficano."

Albert Garrett is also Michigan Vice President for AFSCME International.  Michigan AFSCME Council 25 represents more than 90,000 public workers across Michigan.  AFSCME International represents 1.4 million public workers nationwide.  News releases issued by Michigan AFSCME Council 25 are available at http://laborweb.afscme.org/sites/MI_C_25.

SOURCE Michigan AFSCME Council 25

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